River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-27
EARLY NAUGHTY.

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EARLY SArUsIrg.
The question Of early maturity in the feeding
Of animals nsed as human food If always in
teresting. 1t il simply question OF the
cost OF material food to produce n pound of
meat. The question Of preparation OF food
comes in OF course, collaterally. In the feed
ing OF any farm stoek it is deGnitsl " settled that
the younger the animal the more fully is the
food assimilated. That il, the young animal
will give greater retsr. for the food taken
than will al older one, and tie younger the
animal the greater the return. OF 0eeyee. ut
the Fat-Siock Show at Chicago it was shoWa
that Of nine steers weighing 9G6 pounds each at
the end of the first year. the cost To tire breeder
and feeder was three ana half cents per pound.
In the second year five OF tkese gained an
average OF 500 pounds each, tht cost being nine
cents per pound. Two Of these the third year
gained $50 pounds, but cost to make 10 cents
per pou1d- This Of course il extreme case
wher. the cost of artificial feeding and care must
be taken into consideration, but tue fact never
the less remains that the older an animal the
less ain Is there for ill., food consumed The
tine inevitably comes HhsS. however much
food is given, however rich the food no gain
VIII be found Hence il may De set down ~
return shall We get foe tbe food given a this
connection the rgle has been found Identical
in England. In relation 10 Tn mater the Burn
ley Gazette tEugland}, in relation o. feeding in
that country, says:
At Ellington last year prize-winning Devon
steer weight 500 pounds at 1888 days old. having
made the very satisfactory gain for small breed
OF pounds daily. This year at Birmingham the
prize-winners in the "under 4-years-Uld" class
had al gained less than pounds daily. the cross
bred shoFtHorn and Angus bullOcks having made
the highest dzliE Eaiu Of pound Ia ounces.
he under S-yeaTs- ID animals had made a
daily gain of pOundS ! ounce and pOunds1 4
ounce in the case OF the pr.ge short-Horn and
Polled Angus, and OF 2 pounds b.. ogRees In
that OF the eross-bIed Champion oxen The
same story, showing the advantage OF early ma
turity. might be told or sheep. Col. d. Arbres'
Hampshire lambs have been exhibited, weighing
1856 ponds al 10 months old, and whose sheep are
sold as luton at :, s, and months old, weigh
ing ! u pounGs, ~ a. mucn as vethers did form
erly at year Older.
The practical lesson to be issrned from the
foregoing Is that the feeder who keeps gbimsls
in low gesh for years and then puts them up 20
fatteu loses monty. The daily waste OF an
animal is constSnt factor. 1t takes certain
amount Of food 10 keep ihsLup. Only the eX-
OF this, Or what is gained. gOes 70 the credit
account. Hence il has come 70 be recognized
fact amoug the better class % fcedery that the
fuller any animal destined for Toe butchers
block the larger the profit, aud hence TIE ear
Ter the maturity the larger the return.
CURE FOR EGG EATING.
With common stock as a rule, the cure for
egg-eatng - . cut the head of where the Of
fender Is known nat the vice may develop in
a flock without our being able 8, ind out which
is the particular offender or among stock too
valuable TO be killed and sent TO the pot. In
such case correspondent Of the American
Poultry \ ard teils in = recent issue how be
deals with the vice as follows.
las ] am Indebted TO brother fanCieEs for
much valuable information communicated
through the columns of thls and other publica-
tions 1 consider il onlycA fair return TO submit
my experience in curing the habit of egg-eatng.
can warrant my method "a sure cure, provided
you follow all the directions.
fhe experienced egg-eater breaks the shell
with the hard, sharp point Of the upper mandi-
ole. Take sharp knife or pair OF shears and
trim on the point Of the upper half OF the beak
of Every bird in the pen about even with the
lower baf Ii is not necessary TO cut of enough
10 dFaW blood. but simply the sharp point with
which the hird pierces the shell.
''After having operated upon all, including
The ,ockersl. lay a strong sheled egg on the
door and watch Tue fun. When you are tired
Of laughing the cOmical sntcs Of the biddies
thCs shOru OF their strength, throw down two
or three china eggs for them to practice on until
until their biis goa out again, which will be
la about two xetks.
Now remove ali open meats and substitute
those which are dark, with hinged board in
front and passage for the hens in the rear.
Ire saw q II or fire cravings IN the nests never
aze straw, chat or hay. IL have prevented egg
eating by the OF dark nests, but when the
haOit l. once formed it is diilcnlt to make them
dark enough
clip ihe beakr so that the habit is Temporarily
hroE all f,,s In
the nests, by which eggs night be broken and
the habit revived. provide shell materal 40 there
will be no sott shelled eggs, agd the cure will
be permanent and complete"
FOR STAINING BRICK.
For staining bricks red. melt one ounce OF
glue in one gallon Of water; add piece Of alum
the size OF au egg. then one-haf pound Venetian
red and one pound of Spanish brown. Try the
color on the bricks before using, and change
light OF dark with the rel or brown, using yell
low u neral for buzz. For coloring black, heat
asph1 tuu TO a fluid state. and modG rately heat
the surface Of the bricks and dip theI. Or
make a hot mixture Of Linseed oil aud asphalt:
heat the bricks and dip them Tar and asphalt
also used for the same purpose. IL is inn
portant that the bricks be sufficiently hot. and
be held IN the mixture to absorb the color to the
depth Of one-sixtecnth OF an inch.
- MINCED VEAL WITH PoAcHED EGGS.
Take some remnants OF roast or praised veal,
Trim of all brown parts and mince very finely.
Fry a chopped shallot in plenty OF butter;
yhei t il a light straw color add large pinch
Hour and q. tie stock then the minced meat.
with chopped parsley. pepper, salt and nutmeg 4
To taste, mix we'll: add more stock, IL necessary,
and let the mince gradually get hot by the side
OF the FIRE VII IN quite hot, stir into it, of the
fire. the yolk OF an egg and the juice OF a lemon.
strained and beaten up together. Served with
sippeis OF bread fried with butter round il, and
three or four posched eggs on op.
AlRIEG fHE BoUsE.
Detroit Tribune. 80 freshsais banks could be
established, so much q share, perhaps people
would think it such an Indispensable luxury as
to be INDUCED in at any cost. Bat Us lt IL IS
free all out doors, waiting at every crack and
Granny OF our homes TO rush in and make air fit
to breathe, it i not much considered, even II it
il not strictly shut ont and called unhealthy
A traveller riding through one OF the small places
nesr the White Mountains, In sumr~er noticed
that every door and window Of the farmhouses
were tightly closed: only the stables had ZEN
ings to edmit the delicious mountain air. He
was surprised 10 hear the people in that place
we're troubled with malai ia and almost every
ofb her disease human beinrs heir A iatiy